Book review: Beyond Diversity, 12 Non-Obvious Ways To Build A More Inclusive World, by Rohit Bhargava and Jennifer Brown.

Publisher's presentation

What if we could go beyond the conversation about diversity and take real action?

In early 2021, more than two hundred widely respected experts gathered virtually for the world’s most ambitious conversation about diversity. Our aim was to do more than spotlight injustice. We challenged ourselves to imagine how to fix it. The dialogue brought together casting directors, bookstore owners, disabled leaders, healthcare professionals, students, VCs, standup comedians, chief diversity officers, pro gamers, archaeologists, government insiders, startup founders, and even a master puppeteer.

Now for the first time, these solutions are compiled into one groundbreaking volume organized into twelve powerful themes including: storytelling, technology, identity, retail, education and more. Each chapter paints a revealing picture of the world, how it is, how it could be and what needs to happen for us to get there. For newcomers to the topic of diversity, and DEI experts alike, this book offers a much-needed actionable blueprint for creating a more inclusive world for us all.

My review (Originally published on Reader's Favorite)

Beyond Diversity, 12 Non-Obvious Ways To Build A More Inclusive World, by Rohit Bhargava and Jennifer Brown is a collective and collaborative book including the solutions found and discussed by 200 experts who gathered together during the “Non-Obvious Beyond Diversity” summit. This amazing volume explores ideas that need to be heard worldwide to help anyone who is different, including disabled people. It is above all a thought-provoking opus, and this is probably what I enjoy the most in any book. I like to be challenged, given diverse opinions, and surprised. To top it all, this topic is particularly important when you are teaching. All our students are unique and some of them are struggling because of what they call their defects or differences, and what I call their talents. Some captivating quotes illustrate the various chapters. They help us dig even deeper into the subject matter. And to help focus, the different units start with a summary of the topic under study. They show us how these reflections are essential in our world in crisis and develop each of them through experience, decisions (such as the decision to create a non-profit organization to fight racism called CHOOSE for instance). I really loved perusing this book and learning of more ways to help people in general and my students in particular. Thank you so much for sharing this gem!